For years, Tom Carter smoked, injected and drank himself away from reality.
Although the Fruitport man has since turned his life around, one of his sons didn’t choose recovery.
Kathy of Spring Lake asked, "Where can people take their old laptops, computers and other electronic equipment to dispose of them safely? I understand there are quite a few toxic chemicals and materials in these items."
Rob Buelow, an agent in the Grand Haven office of Coldwell Banker Woodland Schmidt, was given the Distinguished Service Award from the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of Realtors earlier this month.
Although it's still winter, those involved in the eradication of an invasive plant known as phragmites are preparing to do battle once the snow melts for good.